What do Students Need English For?
Today, it seems that nearly everyone is studying English, especially students. But what do they study English for? A survey made by a teacher at a university gives us some hints.
The results of the survey suggest that students need English for different purposes. Most students learn English because they need to read English textbooks or journals or attend English lectures, while only a few students use it to talk to English-speaking visitors, attend seminars, and write letters, etc. There are also some differences between economics students and engineering students. Compared with engineering students, economics students need to read English business textbooks and write reports in English.
Therefore, from the results of the survey, we can see that the purposes students learn English for vary with the academic field students study in. Whatever the purposes are, one thing is certain: Students need English, and English teaching should be strengthened in universities. (151 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段引出話題，人們?yōu)槭裁磳W(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)呢？
第二段中闡述了學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的幾個(gè)主要原因，并用compared with將財(cái)經(jīng)類學(xué)生與工科學(xué)生做對(duì)比。
第三段是文章的結(jié)尾，therefore可以得出結(jié)論： 學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)因?qū)I(yè)的不同而不同，但是英語(yǔ)教學(xué)都要有所加強(qiáng)。
學(xué)生為什么需要學(xué)習(xí)英文？
如今似乎人人都在學(xué)英文，尤其是學(xué)生。但他們?yōu)槭裁磳W(xué)英文呢？一位大學(xué)老師所做的調(diào)查給了我們一些暗示。
該調(diào)查的結(jié)果表明，學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英文出于不同的目的。大部分學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英文是因?yàn)樗麄冃枰喿x英文教材或報(bào)刊，或聽(tīng)英文授課，而只有小部分學(xué)生用它來(lái)與英語(yǔ)國(guó)家的來(lái)賓交流、參加研討會(huì)、寫(xiě)信等等。財(cái)經(jīng)類的學(xué)生與工科學(xué)生十分不同。與工科學(xué)生相比，財(cái)經(jīng)類的學(xué)生需要讀英文的財(cái)經(jīng)教材，并用英文寫(xiě)報(bào)告。
因此，從調(diào)查結(jié)果可知，學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的目的隨著他們專業(yè)的不同而不同。但無(wú)論出于什么目的，有一點(diǎn)確定無(wú)疑：學(xué)生們需要英文，大學(xué)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)應(yīng)有所加強(qiáng)。
hint n. 暗示
journal n. 期刊，刊物
attend seminars n. 參加研討會(huì)
compared with 與......對(duì)比
therefore 所以
vary with 隨......變化
strengthen v. 加強(qiáng)，強(qiáng)化
1. Therefore, from the results of the survey, we can see that the purposes students learn English for vary with the academic field students study in. 因此，從調(diào)查結(jié)果可知，學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的目的隨著他們專業(yè)的不同而不同。
2. Whatever the purposes are, one thing is certain: Students need English, and English teaching should be strengthened in universities. 但無(wú)論出于什么目的，有一點(diǎn)確定無(wú)疑：學(xué)生們需要英文，大學(xué)英語(yǔ)教學(xué)應(yīng)有所加強(qiáng)。
